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Paying for a vehicle

darkan9el
darkan9el Posts: 39 Forumite
Part of the Furniture 10 Posts Combo Breaker
Hi all, I want to buy a vehicle and wondered the best method of payment.

A lot of sellers want a bank transfer which from my limited knowledge is similar to just handing over cash.
I was thinking about different methods and wondered if I can I pay via a credit card into someones account so that I get the credit card protections, the vehicle is £3000

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  • Sparx
    Sparx Posts: 909 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    No - you're only going to be able to pay by card if you purchase from a trader/dealer. As typically they will be operating as a business so will have a card terminal.

    I was going to say you could ask if they'll accept PayPal, then fund the purchase via your credit card. However you don't get Section 80 protection if I recall using a credit card for PayPal purchases.
  • takman
    takman Posts: 3,876 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Sparx wrote: »
    No - you're only going to be able to pay by card if you purchase from a trader/dealer. As typically they will be operating as a business so will have a card terminal.

    I was going to say you could ask if they'll accept PayPal, then fund the purchase via your credit card. However you don't get Section 80 protection if I recall using a credit card for PayPal purchases.

    I assume you mean Section 75 because Section 80 won't be very useful to the OP!
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